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* Later today TiVo will [announce a plan to allow users to download videos][1] from the Internet and watch them from their television sets. For now the service will be limited to non-copyrighted material from services like YouTube, though TiVo hopes to add iTunes Music Store content in the future. This is reportedly only one of several new features TiVo will be announcing.
* Bloomberg.com reports that, according the Steve Ballmer, [Microsoft plans to add video-sharing and a phone feature][2] to future versions of its Zune music player.
* The AP reports you will be able to [buy Windows Vista licenses at CompUSA][3] starting November 30th. Microsoft claims the move is aimed at small businesses most of whom purchase software at retail stores. The licensing purchase is reported cheaper than the traditional boxed product.
* The U.K.-based [OpenStreetMap is collecting cartography information][4] from GPS wielding volunteers in hopes of creating a free, open-source wiki-style map of the planet. [via [CNet][5]]
[1]: http://money.aol.com/news/articles/_a/hold-for-release-1201-am-est-tuesday/n20061113191809990018 "TiVo to allow internet downloads"
[2]: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a6kJgarwWLeg "Microsoft's Ballmer on the future of Zune"
[3]: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061113/ap_on_hi_te/vista_compusa "Microsoft to sell business license through CompUSA"
[4]: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Main_Page "OpenStreetMap.org"
[5]: http://news.com.com/2100-1032_3-6134871.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news "CNet on OpenStreetMap"
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